Iran tries to warm up to the West: Your Say

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani attempted to reset the tone of Iran's relations with the West last week, saying his country is willing to talk about its nuclear program. Comments from Facebook are edited for clarity and grammar:

Iran has been fooling the West for 10 years already.

Hasan Rouhani was elected president because that's what Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, wanted — a change of tactics while Iran's goals are unchanged.

— Haim Kadman

The Iranians saw President Obama's weakness when dealing with Syria. The Syrians will never give up all of their chemical weapons because that arsenal is their main deterrent to Israel's nuclear weapons. Bashar Assad gets to stay in power because the U.N. resolution has no threat of force.

With Iran, it's all about delay. Iran may be holding out one hand, but it has a knife in the other.

— Ron Erke

What's wrong with Obama talking with the new Iranian president if Rouhani is willing to open the country's nuclear facilities for inspection?

Iran has been devastated by the Western sanctions regarding its nuclear program. There is a large group of middle-class individuals in Iran who are not happy. Iran has to do something to get its economy back on track. Let's just wait and see what happens.

Remember it was just a few months ago when some people said more sanctions against Iran wouldn't work. Apparently, the U.S. was right to put sanctions on Iran's oil exports. Give peace a chance.

— Willie Courthers

If people think Iran is coming to the table to bargain, then they are very misguided. These latest words are meant to string everyone along while the country continues bomb-making.

Iran will launch bombs as soon as it is able. It does not care what happens to its own people.

— Sandy Pappas Zeek

I don't know what motivations Iran has or how seriously it is interested in change.

Before 1979, I often conversed, dined and had a few drinks with Iranian business folks. They had many thoughts and interests consistent with our own views.

I have to think there is a large percentage of their population that would like to resume productive and open relations.